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EN 1993 - Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures, is the part of the European building code
Eurocode
Eurocodes are a set of harmonized technical rules developed by the European Committee for Standardisation for the structural design of construction works in the European Union.The purposes of the Eurocodes are:...

 that deals with the design of steel
Steel
Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...

 structure
Structure
Structure is a fundamental, tangible or intangible notion referring to the recognition, observation, nature, and permanence of patterns and relationships of entities. This notion may itself be an object, such as a built structure, or an attribute, such as the structure of society...

s, using the limit state design
Limit state design
Limit state design refers to a design method used in structural engineering. A limit state is a condition of a structure beyond which it no longer fulfills the relevant design criteria. The condition may refer to a degree of loading or other actions on the structure, while the criteria refers to...

 philosophy. It was approved by the European Committee for Standardization
European Committee for Standardization
The European Committee for Standardization or Comité Européen de Normalisation , is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to foster the European economy in global trading, the welfare of European citizens and the environment by providing an efficient infrastructure to interested parties for...

 (CEN) on 16 April 2004.

Eurocode 3 comprises 20 documents that deal with the different aspects of steel structure design :
  • EN 1993-1-1: General rules and rules for buildings
  • EN 1993-1-2: Structural fire design
  • EN 1993-1-3: Cold-formed members and sheeting
  • EN 1993-1-4: Stainless steels
  • EN 1993-1-5: Plated structural elements
  • EN 1993-1-6: Shell structures
  • EN 1993-1-7: Planar plated structures
  • EN 1993-1-8: Design of joints
  • EN 1993-1-9: Fatigue
  • EN 1993-1-10: Material toughness and through-thickness properties
  • EN 1993-1-11: Structures with tension components
  • EN 1993-1-12: High strength steels
  • EN 1993-2: Steel bridge
    Bridge
    A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...

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  • EN 1993-3-1: Towers and masts
  • EN 1993-3-2: Chimneys
  • EN 1993-4-1: Silos
  • EN 1993-4-2: Tanks
  • EN 1993-4-3: Pipelines
  • EN 1993-5: Piling
  • EN 1993-6: Crane supporting structures
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